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Overview
Update- Total Equity Funding
- $60.77M in 3 Rounds from 5 Investors
- Most Recent Funding
- $33.27M Series C on April 24, 2017
- Headquarters:
- London, England
- Description:
- LoveCrafts is a start-up that builds social marketplaces for the crafts sector.
- Founders:
- Nigel Whiteoak, Nigel Whiteoak, Cherry Freeman, Edward Griffith
- Categories:
- E-Commerce, Marketplace, Social, Mobile
- Website:
- http://lovecrafts.com
- Social:
Company Details
UpdateLoveCrafts, a start-up which builds social marketplaces for the crafts sector. It now intends to use the capital to fuel new product development, overseas growth and the launch of its new marketplace LoveCrochet which will go live next month with further craft communities planned for later in the year.
Funding Rounds (3) - $60.77M
Update| Date | Amount / Round | Valuation | Lead Investor | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr, 2017 | £26M / Series C | — | Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) | 3 |
| Nov, 2015 | $20M / Series B | — | Highland Europe | 2 |
| Feb, 2015 | $7.5M / Series A | — | Balderton Capital | 3 |
Investors (5)
| Investor | Round(s) | Partner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Balderton Capital | Series A (Lead) | |
| Series B | ||
| Series C | - | |
| Highland Europe | Series B (Lead) | |
| Series C | ||
| Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) | Series C (Lead) | - |
| True Capital Partners | Series A | - |
| Venrex Investment Management | Series A | - |
Current Team (4)
Update
Cherry Freeman
Founder / Director
Halil Koklu
Head of Ecommerce and Business Systems
Nigel Whiteoak
Founder
Board Members and Advisors (4)
Update
Laurence Garrett
Partner @ Highland Europe
Fergal Mullen
Partner @ Highland Europe
Sub Organizations (1)
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LoveKnitting
Our first site
News (18)
Update| Date | News |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2017 | Tech.eu - Tech.eu Podcast #76: report on Q1 2017 EU tech funding and exits, interviews with Blacklane and Founders, and more |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Venture Beat - These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Tech City News - £94m in UK tech investment, Uber’s sick pay u-turn, a chameleon car and more in The Week in Tech |
| Apr 25, 2017 | Tech City News - LoveCrafts raises £26m in round led by Scottish Equity Partners |
| Apr 25, 2017 | Business Insider Australia - LoveCrafts raised £26 million for its online crafting communities |
| Apr 25, 2017 | Pymnts - Lovecrafts Grabs $33M In New Funding |
| Apr 24, 2017 | TechCrunch - LoveCrafts, a social network and marketplace for makers, raises $33M |
| Apr 24, 2017 | Venture Beat - LoveCrafts raises $33 million to grow its community-based platform for makers |
Offices/Locations (2)
UpdateHeadquarters
10 Bloomsbury way
London, England
United Kingdom
Kyiv Office
Kyiv, Kyyiv
Ukraine
